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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

"Tinkathia System" in Champaran meant

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/20 area of land

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/20 area of land”.
The Tinkathia system was a system in the Champaran district of Bihar during the British Raj. It forced farmers to grow indigo on three parts of their land out of every 20 parts.

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